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福音 is the Chinese, Korean and Japanese word for “Gospel” or “Word of God.”
福音 is a specifically Christian word in Asia (not used for any other religion).
The first character means blessing, good fortune, or good luck. This first character is a special character used throughout China to bring good tidings and fortune - especially during Chinese New Year. The second character means sound, noise, or news.
Together, these characters create a word that means “The Good News” or “The Sound of Good Fortune.”
When read by a Chinese or Japanese person, this word is always perceived as “The Christian Gospel,” “Word of God,” or even “The Voice of God.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 福音 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
福音 see styles |
fú yīn fu2 yin1 fu yin fukuin ふくいん |
More info & calligraphy: Word of God / The Gospel(1) good news; glad tidings; (2) {Christn} gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ); (female given name) Fukune |
福音寺 see styles |
fukuonji ふくおんじ |
(place-name) Fukuonji |
福音書 福音书 see styles |
fú yīn shū fu2 yin1 shu1 fu yin shu fukuinsho ふくいんしょ |
gospel {Christn} the Gospels |
福音派 see styles |
fukuinha ふくいんは |
{Christn} evangelicals |
福音田 see styles |
fukuseda ふくせだ |
(place-name) Fukuseda |
瑪竇福音 玛窦福音 see styles |
mǎ dòu fú yīn ma3 dou4 fu2 yin1 ma tou fu yin |
Gospel according to St Matthew |
福音主義 see styles |
fukuinshugi ふくいんしゅぎ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) evangelicalism; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) evangelism |
福音伝道 see styles |
fukuindendou / fukuindendo ふくいんでんどう |
evangelism |
福音史家 see styles |
fukuinshika ふくいんしか |
evangelist (i.e. Matthew, Mark, Luke or John) |
福音寺町 see styles |
fukuonjimachi ふくおんじまち |
(place-name) Fukuonjimachi |
福音寺駅 see styles |
fukuonjieki ふくおんじえき |
(st) Fukuonji Station |
福音教会 see styles |
fukuinkyoukai / fukuinkyokai ふくいんきょうかい |
Evangelical Church |
符類福音 符类福音 see styles |
fú lèi fú yīn fu2 lei4 fu2 yin1 fu lei fu yin |
synoptic gospels (i.e. Matthew, Mark and Luke, with similar accounts and chronology) |
約翰福音 约翰福音 see styles |
yuē hàn fú yīn yue1 han4 fu2 yin1 yüeh han fu yin |
Gospel according to St John |
若望福音 see styles |
ruò wàng fú yīn ruo4 wang4 fu2 yin1 jo wang fu yin |
Gospel according to St John |
路加福音 see styles |
lù jiā fú yīn lu4 jia1 fu2 yin1 lu chia fu yin |
Gospel according to St Luke |
馬可福音 马可福音 see styles |
mǎ kě fú yīn ma3 ke3 fu2 yin1 ma k`o fu yin ma ko fu yin |
Gospel according to St Mark |
馬太福音 马太福音 see styles |
mǎ tài fú yīn ma3 tai4 fu2 yin1 ma t`ai fu yin ma tai fu yin |
Gospel according to St Matthew |
ルカ福音書 see styles |
rukafukuinsho ルカふくいんしょ |
Gospel of Luke (book of the Bible) |
共観福音書 see styles |
kyoukanfukuinsho / kyokanfukuinsho きょうかんふくいんしょ |
Synoptic Gospels |
福音伝道者 see styles |
fukuindendousha / fukuindendosha ふくいんでんどうしゃ |
evangelist; gospeler; gospeller |
トマス福音書 see styles |
tomasufukuinsho トマスふくいんしょ |
Gospel of Thomas (apocryphal text) |
マタイ福音書 see styles |
mataifukuinsho マタイふくいんしょ |
Gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible) |
マルコ福音書 see styles |
marukofukuinsho マルコふくいんしょ |
Gospel of Mark (book of the Bible) |
ヨハネ福音書 see styles |
yohanefukuinsho ヨハネふくいんしょ |
Gospel of John (book of the Bible) |
福音主義連盟 see styles |
fukuinshugirenmei / fukuinshugirenme ふくいんしゅぎれんめい |
(org) Evangelical Union; (o) Evangelical Union |
福音伝道協会 see styles |
fukuindendoukyoukai / fukuindendokyokai ふくいんでんどうきょうかい |
(org) Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; (o) Society for the Propagation of the Gospel |
ルカによる福音書 see styles |
rukaniyorufukuinsho ルカによるふくいんしょ |
(exp,n) the Gospel according to Luke (book of the Bible) |
合同福音伝道協会 see styles |
goudoufukuindendoukyoukai / godofukuindendokyokai ごうどうふくいんでんどうきょうかい |
(o) United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel |
マタイによる福音書 see styles |
matainiyorufukuinsho マタイによるふくいんしょ |
(exp,n) the Gospel according to Matthew (book of the Bible) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Word of God The Gospel | 福音 | fukuin | fú yīn / fu2 yin1 / fu yin / fuyin |
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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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